Stay Positive, Test Negative: COVID-19 and Transplant

Courtney and Brittany sit down with Dr. Deepali Kumar, transplant infectious diseases physician in the Ajmera Transplant Centre, to talk transplant and COVID-19.

This episode was recorded June 2020. For the most recent updates on COVID-19 in Canada, please check with Health Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html

For specific transplant related questions or specific health concerns, please check with your transplant team or health care provider.

About Dr. Kumar

Deepali Kumar, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), FAST, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is a transplant infectious diseases physician in the Ajmera Transplant Centre at University Health Network. Dr. Kumar has a translational research program that consists of both clinical and laboratory-based research. Her research focuses on immunologic responses to vaccines and viral infections in transplant recipients. She has supervised numerous graduate students and medical residents/fellows. She has authored over 175 manuscripts, editorials, and book chapters in the field of transplantation. She is Editor-in-chief of The AST Handbook of Transplant Infections and Associate Editor of the 4rd Transplant ID Guidelines published in Clinical Transplantation. She is also Chair of the Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee for Cells, Tissues, and Organs. She currently holds the role of Secretary of the American Society of Transplantation.

The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or the University Health Network.